Impact of human metapneumovirus in childhood: Comparison with respiratory syncytial virus and influenza viruses

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 101-104

  Bosis, Samantha ^a   Esposito, Susanna ^a   Niesters, Hubert G M ^b   Crovari, Piero ^c   Osterhaus, Albert D M E ^b   Principi, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory infection; Children; Human metapneumovirus; Influenza viruses; Respiratory syncytial virus

Indexed keywords

ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; VIRUS RNA;

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHIOLITIS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FEVER; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIRUS DETECTION; WHEEZING;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; NASOPHARYNX; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS, HUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL;

HUMAN METAPNEUMOVIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS; METAPNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS; RICE STRIPE VIRUS;

EID: 9644264065     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20243     Document Type: Article

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